In September 2014 we started as a group of 22 students who didn't know each other. All from different study directions, we were chosen by the previous team to start this enormous adventure. The goal was to build a car with which we would compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge cruiser class. We had the freedom to build whatever we wanted. After months of discussion we eventually decided that we wanted to build a new family car. She would be the successor of Stella, world's first solar powered family car.

The shape of the car
After 4 months of designing the aerodynamics, the exterior of the car was final. Then it was the turn of the structural engineers to do their job, make the odd shape strong and rigid. We challenged ourselves to build the car entirely out of carbon fiber, with a monocoque structure (exterior and roll cage integrated into one part).

What's inside that shape
Parallel to this, the electrical engineers and the software engineers were doing their job. Making sure that the whole powertrain works properly and in the most efficient way possible. The electronics are lighter this year as well as slightly more efficient. This year we also have a proper software structure, our software guys can tell you more about that :)

Okay but then how do you realize the design?
With only engineers you're not there yet. You also need a few people who arrange non-technical stuff, such as sponsoring, planning, team management, finance and public relations. This is where the organisation group comes in.

Stella Lux
We presented our car on the 2nd of July. The event was a great success and all our sponsors, family and other people were very exited about her. Stella Lux.

In a nutshell: she is energy positive, smart and luxurious.

We think that solar cars are the cars of the future. We want to share our project and experiences with you and will try to answer all the questions you have!

More information
For all other info you can have a look on our website, for video's you can check our YT channel, you can see the latest photo's on Flickr.

Crowdfunding
If you really like the project; we're still looking for some backers! At this moment we are missing funds to cover the whole Australia trip. Check our crowdfund page for more info and the little rewards.

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Thank you for all the good questions! It is getting late here, so we are heading home. We will be back tomorrow to see if there are more questions and to pester some of the other team members into providing more depth were possible.